West Virginia Historic Flooding Triggers Statewide Emergency with 911 Outages and Over 100 Water Rescues

Governor Morrisey declared emergencies across all 55 West Virginia counties after historic flash flooding cut off 911 service, washed out roads in multiple counties, and triggered more than 100 water rescues requiring 300 National Guard members and active helicopter operations; as of Wednesday evening, no fatalities had been confirmed but search and rescue remained active.